Chapter 56

Kuka Island is, as always, beautiful. People are friends, but today, I want no interaction with anyone. Leaving the village, I go deeper into a clearing with tall trees and greens where my family cabin is. The cabin is isolated, so we can shift without scaring the locals.

I get a key in the hiding spot and unlock the house. It is just as it was when we were here last time. Someone comes to clean it once a week.

I go upstairs to my bedroom and take a shower. I change into a maxi dress and then go outside. I walk a mile from the cabin and discover the beach. I sit on one of the large rocks in my thoughts.

I hear nothing but the crashing sound of the water against the land. It is peaceful here. I'm in a state of tranquility.

I close my eyes, enjoying myself. I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up, it was almost dark. The weather has changed as the wind rustles the leaves in the nearby woods.

I stagger to my feet when I see a silhouette of a man.

" Who's there?" I ask. I gasp